Nurse Practitioner - Ryalls Park , Yeovil, Somerset

Symphony Healthcare Services are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Nurse Practitioner to join the supportive team based at Ryalls Park Medical Centre and Oaklands Surgery in Yeovil, Somerset, on a part-time, permanent basis. The hours available are 30 hours per week, to be worked across Monday to Friday. Working patterns will be discussed at interview stage.

Your starting salary will be based on previous experience and will range between £41,830 to £58,465 per annum, pro rata.

• You will be an experienced Nurse who, acting within their professional boundaries, will provide care for patients from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of patient care.
• You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to make differential diagnosis using decision making and problem solving skills whilst making professional autonomous decisions for which you are accountable.
• In addition, you will possess the ability to work independently and collaboratively, as part of a multi-disciplinary team with other health care professionals and disciplines, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
• NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

About Us: Symphony Healthcare Services was established in 2016 as part of the award-winning Symphony Programme Vanguard, developing new models of care. We now support 16 practices across Somerset providing care for over 100,000 patients. SHS has developed a model where each practice is encouraged to operate autonomously, but as a subsidiary of NHS Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), and with the backing and economies of scale from a central support team (particularly for HR, finance, corporate and strategic management matters).

Providing NHS services is at the heart of what we do. Our vision is to ensure that primary care is sustainable for patients and practices in Somerset, and we aim to be a national exemplar for primary care provision. We work closely with our practice teams to support, develop and transform patient care and working practices with innovation and technology at the heart of what we do.

SHS welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. When undertaking recruitment and selection for our services, SHS is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

SHS offers a NHS or NEST Pension, a fantastic range of employee benefits and salary sacrifice schemes, along with flexible working from day of employment and an agile approach to home/office-based working where appropriate to the role.

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application.

• As a Nurse Practitioner you will work within the professional boundaries; you will provide care for the presenting patient from initial history taking, clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of their care.
• You will demonstrate safe, clinical decision-making and expert care for patients within the general practice.
• You will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures.
• In order to work at this level, NMC requirements for advanced practice must be met.

Knowledge and Skills Essential:

• Management of patients with long term conditions.
• Management of patients with complex needs.
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse led service.
• Local and national health policy.
• Clinical governance issues in primary care.
• Patient group directions and associated policy.
• Communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families.
• Change management.
• Resource management.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills.

Desirable:

• Clinical examination skills.
• Advanced clinical practice skills.
• Knowledge of public health issues.

Experience Essential:

• Minimum 5 years Post Registration Experience.
• Minimum 2 years recent primary/community nursing experience.
• Nurse led management of minor ailments and injuries.
• Nurse led triage.
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines.
• Audit.
• Research.

Desirable:

• Health Needs Assessment.

Qualifications Essential:

• Registered First Level Nurse.
• MSC or equivalent.
• Relevant nursing/health degree.
• Clinical supervision training and experience.
• Independent/supplementary nurse prescribing qualification.

Desirable:

• Mentoring/teaching Qualification.
• Community Nursing Specialist Qualification.

Other Essential:

• Self-directed practitioner.
• Highly motivated.
• Flexibility.
• Enthusiasm.
• Team Player.
• Ability to work across boundaries.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.